ROOM 11 AT HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Our final day together will be Friday 14th December 2018. School closes at 12 noon.Thank you to all the families who have entrusted their daughters to me in Room 11 for 2018. It has been a busy year of faith encounters, learning, fun, sisterhood and emotional roller coasters. The girls have all grown and blossomed into beautiful roses. I wish you all God's blessings for the future. I wish you all spiritual, academic and emotional prosperity.

LUCKY WORLD, HERE YOU COME!!

To the girls in Room 11: "Nothing is impossible with God on your side!"

Sunday, 18 November 2018

Kia ora whanau,We would love to see you all on Friday 23rd November 2018 in the hall at 10.00 am to celebrate Room 11's assembly. The girls are working hard on this, to showcase their gifts and talents. In our Technology Unit, we had to identify a need in the community. We found out that the prem babies in the ICU unit at Waitakere Hospital need woollen bonnets, booties and blankets. To address this need, we are busy knitting to help these babies. We have practiced using skeins of acrylic and we are now knitting with 100% pure wool, which is what they need for warmth and comfort.We are very blessed to have help from our Holy Cross Parish Caring Community ladies. The girls in Room 11 are learning an invaluable skill and helping to fill a need in our community. This also serves as part of our Social Justice outreach.

Monday, 22 October 2018

We warmly invite family, friends and extended family to our Eucharistic Mass celebration.

When: Wednesday 24th October 2018

Time: 10.30 a.m.

Where: Holy Cross Parish Church

Occasion: To celebrate the life of our Patron,

St. Francis of Assisi.

St. Francis of Assisi abandoned a life of luxury for a life devoted to Christianity after hearing the voice of God, who commanded him to rebuild the Christian church and live in poverty. St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals and the environment.

Pope Francis reminds us -

"How marvellous it would be if, at the end of the day, each of us could say: today, I have performed an act of charity towards others!"

Thursday, 13 September 2018

On Friday we will celebrate Holy Cross Day; also known as the Exaltation of the Cross, the Triumph of the Cross and the Elevation of the Cross. It is our school Feast Day and one where we celebrate our belonging and pride in our Turangawaewae, Holy Cross Catholic School, Henderson. Our liturgy at 10.00 am will focus on the Holy Cross and St. Helena finding the true cross of Jesus. It is also Tuakana Teina time where we will get together with our Buddy classes and have fun and bond as a whanau. Room 11 are blessed to have the juniors from Room 1 and 3 as our Buddy classes.Family and friends are cordially invited to our Liturgy, to share this experience with our school. Blessings from Room 11.

Saturday, 18 August 2018

During Term 2 & into Week 4 of Term 3, our focus has been on Science - Material World. The girls in Room 11 have enjoyed being Scientists. We have learnt many technical words and carried out a large variety of Science experiments, There has been lots of fun, laughter and lots and lots of learning. Here are some of our completed Science Boards prepared for our Science Fair which was held on Tuesday evening 14th August 2018.

Saturday, 28 July 2018

Holy Cross will once again be supporting the CANS FOR CHRISTMAS Campaign for 2018. Every student is asked to donate a can of non-perishable food, e.g. a can of baked bean, spaghetti, etc. Our goal will be 420 cans of food. These cans of food will be donated to the Hospice and St. Vincent de Paul. Thirty-seven (37) Catholic primary and secondary schools have signed up to join this campaign for 2018 and the goal is to collect 13,500 cans of food.

Collection date is Friday 14th September 2018 (Holy Cross Day - Exaltation of the Holy Cross).

Please support our school to get behind this very worthwhile campaign. May God bless you for your generosity and aroha.

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

What an exciting experience for our netballers at Holy Cross. Today, we had a visit from Bailey Mes and Elisapeta Toeava from the Mystics Netball Team. They came to our school to work out with some of our budding netballers and to share their skills and expertise in the game. How blessed were we!